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Hi - I recently became the proud owner of an Offshore Pro 240 which I am in the process of completely re-doing inside and out. The boat did not come with a hardtop, but a simple bimini top. Along the line I picked up at a nominal price a hardtop off of a larger vessel (exact make and model unknown). The dimensions of the HT are such that it would be able to mount perfectly with only minor modifications instead of major modifications onto the gunnel/gunwale as apposed to the tradition mounting location on the sides of the walkaround cabin.
Can anybody give me some thoughts on whether this is a good or bad idea for mounting hardtop to gunnel/gunwale? From what I can see, on the negative side it makes having side curtains made up a lot trickier, and from the positive side there will be limited fabrication involved. Some after-market mounts from the likes of Atlantic Towers should do the mounting job without much problem.
Can anybody give me some thoughts on whether this is a good or bad idea for mounting hardtop to gunnel/gunwale? From what I can see, on the negative side it makes having side curtains made up a lot trickier, and from the positive side there will be limited fabrication involved. Some after-market mounts from the likes of Atlantic Towers should do the mounting job without much problem.